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22. April 1625: Auf der Suche nach „hochnotwendigen defensionsmütteln“

Kurbayern und Kurmainz waren die beiden wichtigsten Mitglieder der Katholischen Liga, ihre interne Korrespondenz bot einen Einblick in die innere Verfassung des Sonderbunds. Im April 1625 zeigte sich, wie angespannt und nervös die Atmosphäre unter den Ligaständen war. Ausgelöst hatten dies Nachrichten, die Tilly an beide Reichsfürsten geschrieben hatte; Kurmainz hatte sich daraufhin am 12. April voller Sorgen bei Maximilian von Bayern gemeldet, der seinerseits am 22. April 1625 an den Mainzer antwortete1. Darin bestätigte er zunächst, daß auch er von Tilly dieselben Nachrichten … „22. April 1625: Auf der Suche nach „hochnotwendigen defensionsmütteln““ weiterlesen

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The Porous and the Pure: An Artifactual History of Ties Between Asia, Europe, and Latin America

By Ajay Gandhi. This essay uses three kinds of artifacts to frame connections between Asia, Europe, and Latin America, between the 1500s and the present. These items – simultaneously tangible things and symbolic projections – plot a method and chronology of entanglement. The first are precious-metal decorations made in Goa, on India’s western coast, for Portuguese patrons. A second is a 17th-century painting of a young slave from India taken to the Netherlands. The third artifact is the spider’s web, and the Caribbean folk figure of the Anansi spider. Such artifacts can be read through purity and silence, as well as porosity and convergence. In this itinerary of artifacts, we begin with a social imaginary that is determined and untainted, and move to conditions that are fluid and open-ended.

María Belén López

María Belén López Doctoral Researcher UNIVERSIDAD DE NACIONAL DE SAN MARTIN Research Focus: WebsiteEmail

Rethinking Slow Science from the Perspective of Warzone Academics

By Anastasiya Leukhina et al. With its “publish or perish” imperative, stiff competition for grants and positions, and focus on quantifiable output, neoliberal academia breeds fast science. Many academics have pointed to the need to slow down, emphasizing that good quality academic work takes time. This text attempts to expand the contextual boundaries of understanding slow science. It was born out of a conversation among eight female Ukrainian scholars, each of whom has been affected in their own way by the full-scale Russian invasion. While discussing the speed and quality of academic output, we arrived at the conclusion that the fast vs slow science debate acquires additional nuances in a war zone. The work on this text reflects the practices of slow science we are advocating for: collaborative work, sensitivity to contexts—collective and personal—and experimentation with formats. 

Hätte ich das mal eher gewusst … mit Wouter Kreuze

Can you describe your project in three sentences and explain the digital component of your work? In early modern times, handwritten newsletters circulating throughout Europe had the same structure; beginning with headlines, introducing where and when t…

Maria Alexopoulou

Maria Alexopoulo Postdoctoral Fellow, Chair for Contemporary History, Historical Institute University of Mannheim, Germany Research Focus: WebsiteEmail

Andrea Westermann

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18. April 1625: Steuererhebung im Hochstift Münster

Krisen erfordern rasches, zupackendes Handeln. So war es auch in den Zeiten des Dreißigjährigen Kriegs, etwa bei Kurköln. Kurfürst Ferdinand sah im März nicht nur die heftigen Kämpfe zwischen spanischen und generalstaatischen Truppen im Umfeld von Breda, sondern auch wachsende aggressive Operationen im westfälischen Raum. Entsprechend ordnete er einen Landtag in dem ebenfalls von ihm regierten Hochstift Münster an, um die dortigen Landstände zur Aufbringung weiterer Truppen für den Grenzschutz zu überzeugen1. Der Landtag in Münster fand am 18. April sein Ende und verabschiedete … „18. April 1625: Steuererhebung im Hochstift Münster“ weiterlesen

التراث الثقافي السوداني بين مخاطر الحرب والغياب المؤسسي الفاعل

By Ahmad Adam. This text is a summary of a paper presented by the author on November 9, 2024 at the 27th Arab Archaeologists Union Conference in Cairo. It examines the impact of war and political instability on Sudan’s cultural heritage. Sudan, a country with a rich and diverse historical legacy, has faced repeated conflicts that have endangered its archaeological sites, museums, and intangible heritage. His text assesses the current situation in war-torn Sudan, highlighting the destruction, looting, and neglect of key heritage institutions, including the National Museum of Sudan, the Ethnographic Museum, the Khalifa House Museum, and regional archaeological sites. It also addresses the absence of effective institutional protection and the challenges posed by the 2023–armed conflict. Additionally, he explores ongoing efforts to safeguard Sudanese heritage, emphasizing the role of local and international collaborations, digital documentation, and community-driven initiatives. It calls for urgent action to document, preserve, and protect Sudan’s cultural assets amid the ongoing crisis.

Anthropological Reflection on the Memories and Mobility of the Mapuche-Tehuelche People in the Andes Mountains

From an anthropological perspective, Santisteban analyzes the collective memories about the displacements of the Mapuche-Tehuelche people (Patagonia) in the territory before and during the imposition of state borders and the nation-state.

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